Chapter Three
Paul's POV
I watched the plate come down and smash at Cleo's feet. I knew the look on her face. She'd imprinted. I would do anything to fight it. I didn't want her. Don't you? A voice floated into my mind. I shot out of my seat. I had to get away from this. She didn't deserve me. I would let her have a choice. Everything was telling me to stay as I heard her cry, but I made myself run towards the woods, instead of taking down the door and going to her. I jumped off a log and phased mid-jump. My clothes ripped. Oops. I think that was my last set of cut-offs. Oh well, I wouldn't be changing back to a human for a while.
I started running as fast as I could. I couldn't go back now. Canada. That's where I would go. She needs you, Paul. Sam phased, trying to get me to come back. He showed me his memory of Cleo falling to the floor and crying as I left. It stopped me in my tracks. I knew that even if I wanted to give her a choice, I couldn't hurt her… I honestly couldn't. I whined loudly. The images tugged mercilessly at my heartstrings. Nothing would change that.
Sam sighed and phased back after he realised that I wasn't coming back. I started running again. I'm not sure how long I ran for. A couple days, probably. Then Jared phased in. Are you happy with ruining her life? Sam's gonna kill you for hurting his sister. He growled at him. Images flashed before me. Cleo lying in bed, screaming my name. Cleo sitting between Emily and Sam silently crying.
Stop it Jared. She deserves a choice.
Even if she had a choice, she would have chosen you, you fucking idiot.
He was right. I had to get back to Cleo. And fast.
Emily's POV
Cleo was looking horrible. She had only been here little less than a week and the bags under her eyes were beginning to look like bruises, her eyes were still red and puffy from crying. I tried comforting her. Nothing worked. Bella asked if she could come down a couple times. Billy and Charlie had said no. She'd taken it really hard that Cleo wasn't her sister. She'd screamed at Charlie and threatened to move out and back to Phoenix. Drastic, or what? Same day that Bella called asking if she could come down Jared had Paul come back. He didn't get here for a few days though. As soon as he got here, he put some shorts on and kicked me out of the room. Disgruntled as I was from being kicked out of a room in my own house, Paul needed to talk to her. I heard a crash from inside the room. Oh god. I hope that wasn't my favourite lamp. My mouth creased into a frown. Sam came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. I could help but smile at him. He gently pressed his lips against mine. "Fuck! Cleo that hurt!" Paul yelled from inside my second bedroom. Sam and I stopped kissing and ran to the bedroom. Cleo was crying on the bed and Paul was cussing while holding his broken nose.
Sam ordered Paul outside. He looked like he could murder. Paul got outside quietly and Sam's anger boiled over. "I don't care if your part of the pack and you're my sister imprint! You don't leave her like that." Sam snarled viciously. I ran to him to try and calm him down. "Sam. Sam, calm down for me honey." His shaking got worse as she stared Paul down. Jared tried to pull me away from Sam. I held my ground and put my hands to Sam's face. "Come on, darling. Calm down." It didn't help. He growled one last time before he phased. I screamed as his claws cut through the left side of my face like butter. I fell to the ground, with blood sliding down my neck. I struggled to stay conscious as Sam phased back and Paul and Jared had run over to me. Even Cleo was there. I tried to open my mouth, but it hurt too much. I blacked out.
A/N: It's extremely short, but it's a filler chapter. Super sorry for it being this short, but I didn't know what to put next…. Thanks to jblc77, Musik Drache and rachbehappy for reviewing Chapter 2!